Myaika Gross, a 40-year-old former United States Postal Service employee from Denham Springs, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to wire fraud for defrauding pandemic relief programs, admitting to fraudulently obtaining $65,928 in …
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Gabriel Ruiz De Chavez Sentenced to 2.9 Years for $1.5M Embezzlement
Gabriel Ruiz De Chavez, a 47-year-old former operations manager from Fresno, was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for a multiyear embezzlement scheme. In addition to his …
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Kristi Margaret Berge, a 48-year-old financial adviser from Edina, Minnesota, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for a wire fraud scheme that resulted in the misappropriation of over …
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Saint Jovite Youngblood, also known as Kota Youngblood, was sentenced on Wednesday to 40 years in federal prison for committing wire fraud and money laundering. The 52-year-old man from Manor, …
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Poker Player Cory Zeidman Pleads Guilty to $25 Million Betting Scheme
Long Island, NY – Cory Zeidman, a professional poker player, pleaded guilty to federal charges related to a nationwide sports betting fraud scheme. The 63-year-old, who was arrested in 2021, …
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A Houston woman, Jaysha Victorian, has been arrested on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy after allegedly defrauding a national bank of over $8 million. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for …
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – A Florida man has been charged with defrauding GAF Materials Corporation of hundreds of thousands of dollars by creating fake invoices for non-existent vendors. John Laakso, …
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Former Paralegal Amaris Delapena Convicted of Wire and Bank Fraud in Florida
Orlando, Florida — Amaris Marie Delapena, a 50-year-old woman from Windermere, Florida, has been convicted by a federal jury on multiple counts of wire fraud and bank fraud. Delapena faces …
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A federal grand jury has indicted three men from the Metro East area for participating in a fraudulent scheme involving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Dana C. Howard, 52, of …
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The FBI is currently investigating Matthew Jess Thrash, a resident of Lufkin, Texas, who has been indicted on wire fraud charges. Thrash is accused of running multiple investment fraud schemes …